Presidential Welcome

Dear Members, Distinguished Guests and Friends,On behalf of the Councillors and the Program Committee of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Lisbon, the westernmost capital of Europe on the Atlantic Ocean, for the 23rd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery. This will be our largest global reunion of general thoracic surgeons with 1,500 participants expected.

The outstanding program includes the lectures of special speakers, joint sessions with international scientific...